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Hey Laurie
Sounds pretty horrendous what you are going through, are you getting any treatment for the depression? have you discussed this with your doctor? could it be a side effect of your existing medication? Waiting until you can go to sleep sounds pretty bleak and you sound like a beautiful person. I am not sure about pain mgt, I am just plain crazy so I don't have any other issues going on health wise, so I cannot advise you about that. But I do know that having the right doctors and continually pushing for better drugs and treatment is a constant battle for both the mentally ill and those with chronic pain, I think we get thrown on the too much trouble pile unless we kick up a bit of a stink.
You are entitled to a better existence than the one you are currently experiencing and I think you need to go straight back to your doctors, I will give you and example since getting sober 4 weeks ago I have been very depressed and went to my doctor and really pushed for treatment, she did some blood tests and I have an underactive thyroid as a direct result of my meds. So it is really important to go back to your doctors and explain your situation and not accept that b/c you are in pain its a given your depressed. It could be something easily fixed, or something other than what might first present itself.
Take care of yourself and I will follow you thread!
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